Awning structure



July 27, 1954 c. LE'rzKUs AWNING STRUCTURE Filed Feb. l0, 1951 INVENTOR. a 0554 BY f Patented July 27, 1954 UNITED STATES eArENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to metal awnings, and the present application is a continuation-in-part of an application filed by me on March 8, 1950, Serial No. 148,470.

In the aforementioned application the roof or cover, side rafter members and the front valance of a metal awning are assembled in interlocking relation. In accordance with the present invention, provision is made for supporting the awning on a wall bracket and for providing a shielded vent at the point of attachment, the supporting Wall bracket and shield being designed to interlock with the cover member.

The invention will become more apparent from a consideration of the accompanying drawing, constituting a part hereof, in which like reference characters designate like parts, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view, partially in elevation, taken along the line II, Fig. 2, of an awning structure embodying the principles oi this invention; and

Fig. 2 a top plan view thereof.

With reference to the several gures of the drawing, numeral I designates the roof of an awning which is provided with a flange 2 at its upper end and a U-shaped ange portion 3 at its lower end for receiving a complementary shaped portion 4 of the valance or front 5 of the awning. The depending ange portion 2 interlocks with a turned-up end 6 of a wall bracket, generally designated by the numeral l, having perforations for screws 8 for attachment to a door or window frame or directly to a building wall. The rafter pieces designated by the numeral 9 have turned under edges I which interact with turned up edges II of the roof portion I and are provided with wall flanges I2 having perforations for receiving screws I3 by which they are attached to a wall or frame structure.

When completely assembled with the rafter portions 9 slid down the up-turned elements II of the roof structure I, the perforations I4 of the rafter portion will register with the perforation I of a liange I6 integrally formed with the valance portion 5 for receiving a sheet metal screw to hold the interlocked roof, rafter and valance members against displacement.

One of the features of the present invention is the provision of vent openings I1 in the roof structure to provide for free circulation of air within the awning and a shelter portion I8 on the wall bracket l to prevent ingress of rain through the vent openings Il. The protective portion or apron I8 is at substantially the same angle as the slant of the roof portion I forming parallel walls for an air space.

From the above description it will be evident that the wall bracket of the particular design shown serves the dual purpose of an interlocking support for the awning roof and a protective apron that permits the use of vent openings Il which are protected against rain while permitting free circulation of air beneath the awning structure.

Although one embodiment of the invention has been herein illustrated and described, it will be evident to those skilled in the art that various modifications may be made in the details of construction without departing from the principles herein set forth.

Iclaim:

An awning structure comprising a roof portion of sheet material having a depending flange at the top and vent openings extending transversely of said roof portion spaced below said flange, rafter pieces secured to the sides of said roof portion and a wall bracket for mounting said awning on a vertical support, said wall bracket being in the form of a strip of a length substantially the width of the awning roof and having an upturned flange for receiving the depending flange of the upper end of the roof portion, the upper edge of said bracket being folded upon itself to form a structural section, the free edge of which is flared outwardly to constitute a flange that extends over the awning roof vents at an angle corresponding to the pitch of the awning roof.

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